Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse bio, timeline, discography, pics & more

Browse by letter:

Danger Mouse Biography

The brilliant music producer Brian Joseph Burton, who goes by the stage
name Danger Mouse, was born on July 29, 1977, in White Plains, New York
USA. The prolific artist that's one-half of Broken
Bells and Gnarls Barkley, has
produced for the likes of The Black Keys,
Gorillaz and Beck.

In July 2010 was released an unparalleled album titled "Dark Night
Of The Soul" officially credited to Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse.
The disc was as a de facto tribute to Mark Linkous, the talented yet overlooked
artist who performed under the pseudonym Sparklehorse
and who committed suicide on March 6, 2010. The record, which peaked at
#24 on The Billboard 200 Albums chart, saw the pair joined by a remarkable
number of guests including The Flaming
Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry
Animals, Julian Casablancas,
Iggy Pop, David Lynch, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne
Vega among others.

Some five years in the making, the conception of Danger Mouse's collaborative
project "Rome" involved Italian composer + arranger Daniele
Luppi. United in their shared passion for classic Italian film music,
Burton and Luppi created a record like no other: recording took place
in Rome's cavernous Forum Studios formerly Ortophonic Studios, founded
by the great Ennio Morricone, employing vintage equipment and making every
effort to replicate the recording practices of the '60s and '70s golden
age, recording live to tape, with no electronics, computers or 21st-century
effects. Crucial to the completion of "Rome" has been the enlistment
of two lead vocalists Jack White and Norah
Jones. The lead-off single, "Two Against One", which features
performance by White who recorded his vocal part in Nashville, hit #20 on The Alternative Songs chart while "Rome" peaked at #11 on The Billboard 200 and at #15 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.